THE ZUBAAN-SASAKAWA PEACE FOUNDATION GRANTS FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS FROM THE NORTHEAST: GRANTEE ANNOUNCEMENT

We received an excellent response to our call for applications and while we were pleased to see the interest among young researchers, this also made our task of choosing grantees much more difficult. However, we were lucky to have the support of a strong and informed jury from the region, and this final selection is the result of their evaluation of your proposals. We're delighted to inform you that the following candidates have been selected for the grant:

Abdul Kalam Azad & Angshuman Sarma

Bonya Baruah

Ditilekha Sharma

Gitarani Devi Leisangthem

Hrishita Rajbangshi

Huidrom Boicha Singh

Ilito Achumi

Jobeth Warjri

Leki Thungon & Ayangbe Mannen

Linggi Tilu

Makepeace Sitlhou

Mary Vanlalthanpuii

Natasa Thoudam

Prerana Choudhury & Rituparna Choudhury

Rini Barman

Rishav Thakur

Ronnie Nido

Shaheen Ahmed

Simashree Bora

Sonam Choden

Talilula

I Watitula Longkumer

We’ll be getting in touch with all the grantees shortly, and look forward to working with you all.

We'd especially like to thank all the applicants for the effort and thought that they put into their proposals. We hope that you will continue to engage with Zubaan's work, and keep an eye out for future grants or other opportunities from us; and wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours.

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